Edward Buckingham is professor of management and director engagement at the Monash Business School focused on strategy, international business and operations management. He has extensive leadership development experience, and his research delves into the boundaries of the firm and the strategic implications of operating in developing countries.
After completing his MBA at INSEAD, Edward joined the senior management team of a French manufacturing company supplying the pharmaceutical industry. There he established a sales presence in China, served as head of R&D, and later as general manager. As a manager in Schlumberger’s business consulting practice, he advised oil and gas companies on manpower and strategic planning processes in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Between 2008 and 2010 Edward directed INSEAD’s EMBA programs which he led into the strategic new markets of the Middle east and China via a joint venture.
Edward has a BSc in materials science and a BA with honors in Indonesian literature. He earned a PhD from SOAS at the University of London, which focused on an ethnographic study of entrepreneurship in Indonesia. He teaches in French, Indonesian and Mandarin as well as English.